Conor McLennan

Conor McLennan (1905-) was the Tanaiste of Ireland from 1950, succeeding Teague McShane.

Biography
Conor McLennan was born in Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland in 1905, and he volunteered in the anti-treaty Irish Republican Army during the Irish Civil War. McLennan rose in the ranks of Fianna Fail during the 1930s, becoming their leader in Waterford in 1946. He oversaw their rapid growth during the later 1940s, and his administrative skills endeared him to Fianna Fail leader Colm O'Farrell. In 1950, he was appointed Tanaiste following Fianna Fail's electoral victory.